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The small pox vaccine was discovered by

A. Louis Pasteur

B. Edward Jenner

C. John

D. Harvey

Correct Answer :

B. Edward Jenner


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What do you mean by lentic biota?

A. Plants and animals in lakes and ponds

B. Plants and animals in forest

C. Plants and animals in sea water

D. Desert plants and animals

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The part of the eye behind the lens is filled with

A. aqueous humor

B. vitreous humor

C. lymph

D. blood

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The specific gravity of blood is

A. lower than water

B. higher than water

C. same as water

D. many times that of water

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Measles and influenza are caused by

A. virus

B. bacteria

C. insects

D. nematodes

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Vivipary is defined as germination

A. during storage

B. within the fruit

C. with cotyledons coming out of soil

D. with cotyledons remaining inside the soil

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What are the symptoms of Xeroph-thalmia?

A. eye weakness

B. dry skin and night blindness

C. nervous break down

D. All the above

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The dinosaurs (terrible lizards) became very successful during

A. Palaeozoic era

B. Mesozoic era

C. Cenozoic era

D. Archaeozoic era

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Oxygen transportation in human body takes place through
1) Blood
2) Lungs
3) Tissue
The correct sequence of transportation is

A. 1, 2 and 3

B. 3, 1 and 2

C. 2, 1 and 3

D. 1,3 and 2

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Sterilization, as the means for the prevention of sepsis in surgery, was practised and advocated by

A. Louis Pasteur

B. Edward .Jenner

C. Joseph Lister

D. Martinus Willem Beijerinck

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In movable joints the tips of the bones are covered with

A. hyaline cartilage

B. calcified cartilage

C. elastic cartilage

D. fibrous cartilage

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The hormone secreted when one is frightened or excited

A. pituitrin

B. thyroxine

C. adrenaline

D. parathormone

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The function of ribosomes is

A. Secretion

B. Excretion

C. Power house of the cell

D. Protein synthesis

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Calcium and phosphorus assimilation will depend on sufficient intake of

A. vitamin B complex

B. vitamin D

C. vitamin A

D. vitamin C

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Memory is the responsibility of

A. cerebrum

B. cerebellum

C. medulla oblongata

D. spinal cord

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Dialysis is used when there is a failure of

A. heart

B. lungs

C. liver

D. kidneys

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The condition in which there is abnormal decrease of white blood corpuscles is known as

A. leukaemia

B. leucoderma

C. leukopenia

D. anaemia

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Which one of the following is viral disease?

A. Syphilis

B. Influenza

C. Lock Jaw

D. Typhoid

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Diabetes is caused by

A. fall in insulin level

B. increase in insulin level

C. eating too much sugar

D. decrease in glucose

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Rh+ blood is due to genes which are

A. dominant

B. recessive

C. codominant

D. neutral

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Whooping cough is caused by

A. Salmonella

B. Bacillus pertussis

C. Variola

D. Vibriona

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The rate of heartbeat is accelerated by the hormone

A. adrenaline

B. acetylcholine

C. thyroxine

D. pituitrin

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Appearance of offspring resembling their remote ancestor is called

A. Atavism

B. Lethality

C. Mutation

D. Progeny

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Spiders can take only

A. solid food

B. liquid food

C. plant juice

D. flesh of dead animals

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Formation of blood

A. Histolysis

B. Histogenesis

C. Haemopoiesis

D. Haemolysis

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The liver destroys old

A. leucocytes

B. thrombocytes

C. erythrocytes

D. lymphocytes

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Agroecology relates

A. crops and productivity

B. crops and environment

C. crop productivity and physiology

D. crop resistance to climatic changes

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The artificial kidney operates on the principle of

A. dialysis

B. diffusion

C. osmosis

D. active transport

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The hormone that is responsible for secondary sexual character in the male is

A. oestrogen

B. progesterone

C. testosterone

D. prolactin

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The part of the brain in Control of Voluntary muscles is

A. cerebellum

B. medulla oblongata

C. pons

D. cerebrum

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The term 'Fauna' means

A. plant kingdom

B. animal kingdom

C. neither

D. Both